Applications Engineer (Texas)

Summary

Standard Bots develops accessible robotic automation solutions through user-facing applications and APIs, with a focus on simplicity and ease of use. The Applications Engineer will design, install, program, validate, and support robotic solutions for customers while collaborating with sales and internal engineering teams and creating technical enablement and marketing materials.

Responsibilities

• Partner with sales and customers to design robotic solutions for novel applications, serving as a trusted technical resource throughout the sales cycle
• Own installations end-to-end — traveling to customer sites to install, program, and validate Standard Bots solutions in the field
• Create technical enablement materials including sample code, application notes, and white papers that help customers get the most out of our platform
• Collaborate with in-house engineering to test and refine new features and integrations as our product expands
• Contribute to marketing efforts by developing collateral that communicates the value of Standard Bots solutions to prospective customers

Skills

• Technical Depth: You have hands-on experience across electrical, software, and mechanical systems — you're comfortable with DC power, understand NPN vs. PNP, can write Python scripts, and can navigate CAD tools like SolidWorks
• Industry Fluency: You have hands-on experience in automotive, manufacturing, or industrial automation environments — you understand the constraints, workflows, and stakeholders that come with deploying technology on a factory floor
• Operational Context: You've worked alongside or within production or assembly environments and can speak credibly to customers about cycle times, uptime requirements, safety standards, and integration with existing equipment
• Growth Mindset: You're energized by new domains and challenges, and you pick up context quickly to maximize your impact
• Clear Communication: You communicate with precision and empathy — in writing, in person, and across technical and non-technical audiences
• Bias for Impact: You prioritize user outcomes over technical elegance, and you execute with urgency
• Proactive Simplicity: You default to simple, reliable solutions and proactively flag opportunities to improve on what's proposed or already in place
• Thrives in Ambiguity: You do your best work in fast-moving, high-expectation environments alongside a diverse team
• Note: This role requires up to 50% domestic travel. That number goes down as we grow the team, but right now you're in the field -- a lot. If that's not for you, this probably isn't the right fit
• We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship for this role

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Technical Depth: You have hands-on experience across electrical, software, and mechanical systems — you're comfortable with DC power, understand NPN vs. PNP, can write Python scripts, and can navigate CAD tools like SolidWorks
• Industry Fluency: You have hands-on experience in automotive, manufacturing, or industrial automation environments — you understand the constraints, workflows, and stakeholders that come with deploying technology on a factory floor
• Operational Context: You've worked alongside or within production or assembly environments and can speak credibly to customers about cycle times, uptime requirements, safety standards, and integration with existing equipment
• Growth Mindset: You're energized by new domains and challenges, and you pick up context quickly to maximize your impact
• Clear Communication: You communicate with precision and empathy — in writing, in person, and across technical and non-technical audiences
• Bias for Impact: You prioritize user outcomes over technical elegance, and you execute with urgency
• Proactive Simplicity: You default to simple, reliable solutions and proactively flag opportunities to improve on what's proposed or already in place
• Thrives in Ambiguity: You do your best work in fast-moving, high-expectation environments alongside a diverse team
• Note: This role requires up to 50% domestic travel. That number goes down as we grow the team, but right now you're in the field -- a lot. If that's not for you, this probably isn't the right fit
• We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship for this role

Benefits

• All Full-Time Employees are eligible for Employee Stock Options.
• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) to regular full-time employees